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Neither is glass, which I'd hazard lasts longer in the environment as well - although glass at least doesn't float so it can't "wander off".

• Faaak 6y ago
  However glass is inert, whereas plastic is not
• melolife 6y ago
  Apparently if you dump glass into the ocean, within 10 years it looks like those decorative pebbles so it's actually a pretty good way of dealing with it.
  • jiofih 6y ago
    Now imagine dumping a million tons of it at a time, in a few select spots of the ocean. That’s what we did with plastics.
    • eeZah7Ux 6y ago
      No.
• ClumsyPilot 6y ago
  Firstly, it is a natural material - its basically sand. It does as much damage to the envirobment as any random rock. Secondly it has been recycled for decades and is actually a relatively simple material that can be molten, purigied abd re-cast, much like metals can be.
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